Icelandic neo-classical composer Ólafur Arnalds teams up with Bloodgroup mastermind Janus Rasmussen for a new project – Kiasmos. Having released their first tracks ‘65’ and ‘Walled’ in form of a split 12" with label mate Rival Consoles in 2009, 2012 shall finally see the duo return with their long-awaited debut album.
 
In the earlier days when Arnalds used to work as a sound engineer - often for Rasmussen's main project Bloodgroup - the two musicians discovered their common love for minimal, experimental techno music. At first they only met on weekends for a few drinks and used the time to create experimental sounds with beats various samples.  But they eventually became best friends, and now Janus often accompanies Ólafur's solo shows with his electronics.
 
Rasmussen, who has more experience with electronic music, usually crafts the beginning of the songs. As both have touring commitments, Rasmussen sends the first beats via email. With Arnalds’ good ear for pure and timeless melodies, he is then responsible for the overall song structure and the fine-tuning. ‘I am really enthusiastic about this project. Finally, I can make music that the people can dance to’, explains Arnalds in an interview with the German electronic music magazine Beat. The project is still a weekend project, an excuse for both boys to ‘get out of the house’ so to speak and do different music to what they normally do. Something refreshing for the weekends…

'SHINY GEM "65" THUDS WITH A HARD KICK NOT FELT SINCE DAFT PUNK' ★★★★ – XLR8R | 'EXTREMELY ELEGANT AND ADDICTIVE, SHARP AND HYPNOTIC' ★★★★ – THE MILK FACTORY | 'SWEET, SULTRY AND SEDUCTIVE' – BEAT MAGAZINE | 'KILLER FIVE TRACK ELECTRO WORKOUT. THRILLING STUFF, PRIMED FOR THE MORE DISCERNING FLOORS' – BLEEP

Kiasmos - 65

Our debut album 'imagin' is out now on Monkeytown Records | Artwork by http://www.harrycresswell.com

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'Saleh' to be released on Kompakt Records 20th October played on Huw Stephens Radio 1 show 22/09/14.

Saleh (Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 1 22/09/14)

Fourth track from my new Ep "Memorabilia", released on @atomnation April 29th.

Orders: atomnation.bandcamp.com/album/memorabilia
https://clone.nl/item40116.html

Sau Poler - Jnane

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2016/05/olaf-stuut-pareidolia/

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'Waves' is the first single to be lifted from Max Cooper's second album 'Emergence'

Pre-order 'Emergence': https://MaxCooper.lnk.to/Emergence

'Emergence' is an epic, operatic, ambitious amalgamation between audio-visual show, scientific research project, art installation and IDM record, the debut release on Max Cooper’s Mesh label and his second full-length release.

The record was conceived as a soundtrack to a new series of 11 pieces of video art, each exploring a different facet of the concept of ‘emergence’. The full A/V live show will premiere at Mutek, Japan on November 2nd 2016. Together the work is a marriage between the cosmic awe of a Carl Sagan film and the musical wonderment of Sigur Ros, made for meditating on the mystery of our emotional connection to fundamental natural form.


Emergence

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Waves [Mesh001]

Download: https://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2017/01/rob-shields-water/

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Green [via XLR8R]

Download: Rob Shields - Water

https://randsrecords.lnk.to/the-night-land

The Night Land (R&S, 2017)

Talaboman - Loser's Hymn

B2. Go Home

Out now on Will Saul's Simple Records with a remix from Axel Boman

Sei A - You Can Bring - Simple Records

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Sideral (BCN Version)

London based DJ and live act, Matt Benyayer aka Dark Sky - releases on Monkeytown, 50 Weapons, Mister Saturday Night, Tectonic, Ninja Tune & Pictures Music. 

Bookings / mgmt: alex@pictures.management

www.bnyr.net

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